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BAL: D’Tigers Eke lifts Rivers Hoopers past AS Douanes in Sahara Conference

BAL: Rivers Hoopers seal double OT win over APR to secure historic playoffs berth

Nigerian champions Rivers Hoopers showed huge resilience and a strong will at the Dakar Arena on Saturday to see off Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) 78-71 after double overtime in the Sahara Conference of the ongoing Basketball Africa League. The King’s Men, who journeyed to Senegal as one of the underdogs in the conference, got their fourth win in five games to seal a berth in the...

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Lookman looking forward to Europa League final with Leverkusen

Ademola Lookman has his sights set on the Europa League final with Bayer Leverkusen after getting the better of Olympique Marseille in the semi-final second leg oh Thursday night. La Dea reached their first-ever European final by defeating Marseille 4-1 on aggregate while Leverkusen defeated AS Roma 4-2 aggregate and set an European record of 49 games unbeaten in all competitions. Lookman scored the first goal...

BAL: D’Tigers Eke lifts Rivers Hoopers past AS Douanes in Sahara Conference

BAL: Rivers Hoopers lose to AS Douanes, suffer first defeat in Sahara Conference

Nigeria's Rivers Hoopers were handed their first defeat in the Sahara Conference of the Basketball Africa League on Thursday, following a 56-54 loss to hosts AS Douanes. With less than four seconds on the clock in the fourth quarter, the King’s Men were undone by a game-winning buzzer-beater by Douanes’ Mike Fofana, with the game on the brink of heading into overtime at the fully-packed Dakar...

Three Nigerians to meet in Europa League final after Atalanta & Leverkusen victories

Three Nigerians to meet in Europa League final after Atalanta & Leverkusen victories

Super Eagles forwards Victor Boniface, Nathan Tella, and Ademola Lookman will all be playing against each other in the final of the UEFA Europa League after Bayer Leverkusen and Atalanta won their respective semifinals on Thursday. Your 2023/24 finalists 🤗#UEL pic.twitter.com/ivo0iZlXvc — UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 9, 2024 Newly-crowned German champions, Leverkusen, came back from two goals down to seal a hard-fought 2-2 draw against...

NPFL: Title contenders & flops of the 2023-24 season

NPFL: Title contenders & flops of the 2023-24 season

The 2023-24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) is 32 weeks old, but Rivers United have only played 28 games due to continental engagement. With league action on break, Rangers International of Enugu sit atop of the table with 57 points, a huge improvement for a team that finished 8th in their abridged league format last season and failed to make the play-off. Afrosport picks out the...